Automation Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Support the implementation, development and rollout of Ignition across multiple manufacturing sites.
• Connect and integrate industrial equipment, PLCs and machine data into the wider OT environment.
• Develop and maintain machine data infrastructure , helping to establish consistent and reliable data sources across sites.
• Support the integration of new and upgraded manufacturing equipment into existing OT systems.
• Work with engineering and operational teams to understand existing equipment, systems and processes and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Support wider global OT / Ignition rollout projects and associated data and infrastructure requirements.
• Contribute to the development of centralised data solutions and a single source of truth for manufacturing and operational data.

Key Requirements

• Strong hands-on experience with Inductive Automation Ignition .
• Strong understanding of OPC / OPC UA , PLCs and industrial machine communications.
• Proven experience working within manufacturing / industrial environments , with a good understanding of machine operations and equipment.
• Experience with OT infrastructure, machine data, data integration and data management .
• Senior-level, self-sufficient engineer who can understand and work with existing systems and equipment with minimal hand-holding.
• Experience supporting multi-site or global technology rollouts would be advantageous.